Not working with files exported from iMovie

[WhiteTiger777]

I downloaded ffmpeg and used it with some existing mpegs that I had and it worked flawlessly when converting them to .flv files.

However, after a day-long search, I cannot find a cut-and-dry answer to this issue with iMovie files:

I import video into iMovie, arrange my clips and all of that, then export the movie as a .mov (or any other format for that matter).

I then add that file to ffmpeg, and select .flv as my final output.

I click "Encode" and it is done encoding in less than a second.

Of course, when I then play back the zero-kb .flv file it created, there is nothing.

Please help as it may be a setting that I am overlooking.

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give me.

[redwudz]

You would likely get more answers to ffmpegx specific questions in our ffmpegx forum. Moving you.

And welcome to our forums.

[Case]

In the ffmpegX Process window, press the blue "i" () to access the log. Post that here, as it should list the reason for not encoding to FLV.

[WhiteTiger777]

Here is the info:

Encoding started on Sat Apr 14 01:18:50 EDT 2007
FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.9.0
libavformat version: 50.4.0
Input #0, avi, from '/Volumes/AYJAY 2/LEE VIDEOS/Lee_2/Lee_2.avi':
Duration: 00:05:08.3, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 3172 kb/s
Stream #0.0, 29.97 fps(r): Video: cinepak, yuv420p, 720x480
Stream #0.1: Audio: pcm_mulaw, 32000 Hz, stereo, 512 kb/s
Codec type mismatch for mapping #0.1 -> #0.0

[Case]

Uncheck the "Invert mapping" checkbox. It is not needed for this conversion.

Is your version of ffmpegX the latest? Does it read "0.0.9x r2" in the About box?

[terryj]

Just curious:

What happens if you select the iMovie Project in the finder,
go to "show Package contents", select the iDVD folder,
and then select that movie ref file therein
( which will contain all your cuts and edits)
and drag and drop that into ffmpegx, and then process that
as .flv?
(of course as Case said, leaving the invert mapping
option unchecked)
Does this work? Do you get a playable file?

[sunspotsbonaire]

I'm having the same problem. Instant completion, empty files. Using ffmpegX v0.0.9x r2 Sep 28, 2006 on MacBook Pro with OS 10.4.9

Any ideas?

Log as follows:
FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.9.0
libavformat version: 50.4.0
Mon Apr 16 08:51:35 VET 2007
Seems that stream 1 comes from film source: 1000.00 (1000/1) -> 29.97 (30000/1001)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/Users/alan/Desktop/100+ Dive Sites of Bonaire.mp4':
Duration: 00:06:58.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 403 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.1(eng), 29.97 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240
Codec type mismatch for mapping #0.0 -> #0.0

[Case]

Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.1(eng), 29.97 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240
Codec type mismatch for mapping #0.0 -> #0.0

Audio listed before video; you should check the Invert mapping checkbox in the Audio tab..

[sunspotsbonaire]

Thanks for the suggestion but I tried and it failed agin. Trying to convert an mp4 to an flv and get empty files. the only conversion I could do was mp4 to dv.

Hope you have more ideas. Alan

log follows:
FFmpeg version CVS, Copyright (c) 2000-2004 Fabrice Bellard
Wed Apr 18 07:40:26 VET 2007
Mac OSX universal build for ffmpegX
libavutil version: 49.0.0
libavcodec version: 51.9.0
libavformat version: 50.4.0
Seems that stream 1 comes from film source: 1000.00 (1000/1) -> 29.97 (30000/1001)
Input #0, mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2, from '/Users/alan/Desktop/100+ Dive Sites of Bonaire.mp4':
Duration: 00:06:58.7, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 403 kb/s
Stream #0.0(eng): Audio: aac, 44100 Hz, stereo
Stream #0.1(eng), 29.97 fps(r): Video: mpeg4, yuv420p, 320x240
Could not find input stream #0.2

[aginv]

I got it working by converting a .dv file to flv. To get a .dv file from iMovie, select File -> Export -> Compress movie for "Full Quality".

Only problem I'm having now is that sometimes I add images to the .dv file from QuickTime, and when that is done the file becomes a .mov file instead of a .dv file, so the above solution won't work in that case.

[sunspotsbonaire]

Thanks for the input but this program really seems klugy. Glad I didn't buy it but only tried the demo.